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Decoding Short-Term Fertility Intentions: Exploring the Nexus of Gender Equality and Societal Factors in a Comparative EU Gender Regimes Analysis

Aragón-Morales, A. & Ruiz-Jiménez, A. (2025). Frontiers in Sociology, 10 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1651929

Low fertility rates in the European Union (EU) have prompted extensive research into the gap between desired and intended fertility, often linked to persistent gender inequality. This study examines short-term fertility intentions among partnered individuals in three EU countries—Finland, Germany, and Spain—representing distinct gender regimes: Scandinavian, Continental, and Mediterranean. Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) and the …

Classification and regression trees (CART) Family Policies Fertility intentions GGS Gender Equality comparative analysis gender regimes

Disentangling the relative importance of subjective economic uncertainty for fertility intentions and realization in Norway

Lappegård, T., Kristensen, A., & Dommermuth, L. (2025). Genus, 81(1), 37 10.1186/s41118-025-00278-9

This study uses longitudinal data from two waves of the Norwegian Generations and Gender Survey (2020 and 2024) to test whether subjective economic uncertainty predicts fertility intentions and the transition to parenthood, controlling for objective economic uncertainty. The Norwegian welfare state provides an extensive economic safety net and institutional buffer, which could dampen the behavioral impact of perceived financial strain. …

Fertility behavior Fertility intentions GGS Subjective economic uncertainty

Fertility Intentions Across Five Decades in Norway

Dommermuth, L., Lyngstad, T., & Wiik, K. (2025). Comparative Population Studies, 50 10.12765/CPoS-2025-09

Fertility intentions are strong predictors of future childbearing at both individual and aggregate levels, reflecting cultural norms and values around family formation and childbearing. Given the recent decline in fertility across Western industrialized societies, research on fertility intentions has become increasingly important. In particular, falling birth rates in the Nordic countries − traditionally held up as exemplars of modern family …

Desired family size Fertility Fertility intentions GGS Norway Social change

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